OPM launches teleworking seminar online
With only about 14 percent of eligible federal employees teleworking, the Office of Personnel Management is looking to the Web to promote its benefits.
OMB targets desktop hole in cybersecurity
Agencies are failing at the first line of defense against cyberattacks for lack of minimum desktop configuration security standards. And the Office of Management and Budget is trying to patch the gap, said Karen Evans, administrator for e-government and IT.
Interagency committee identifies steps to citizen-centered Web site
The Interagency Committee on Government Information last week recommended seven steps agencies can take to make their Web sites more accessible.
Handhelds keep USPS managers in touch
As the government sharpens its focus on agencies' ability to maintain services in the wake of a disaster, the Postal Service has turned to handheld devices.
OMB's Womer takes job in North Carolina government
Jonathan Womer, an Office of Management and Budget policy analyst, has taken a position as an assistant state budget officer for IT with North Carolina.
NARA looking for a few good records managers
The National Archives and Records Administration is looking for agency records managers to test prototypes of the Electronic Records Archive system.
Putnam, Davis introduce Clinger-Cohen amendments
Reps. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) and Tom Davis (R-Va.) added proposed language to four sections of the 1996 Clinger-Cohen Act.
AFFIRM honors Transportation's Matthews for leadership
The Association for Federal Information Resource Managers today honored Transportation Department CIO Dan Matthews with its most prestigious award.
EA, Act 2
Many agencies that implement an enterprise architecture don't see the benefits of it for many years. But the Homeland Security Department doesn't have the luxury of waiting.
Two e-gov initiatives change project managers
A pair of Quicksilver e-government projects reaching critical points of their development will have new managers.
Senate passes provision for employees' A-76 protest rights
The Senate last night moved closer to giving federal employees the right to protest public-private competitions to the General Accounting Office.
OPM outlines four steps for IT security training
The Office of Personnel Management today outlined a process to ensure that employees and contractors who access federal systems are trained in IT security.
OMB takes closer look at PART IT investments
For the first time, OMB is requiring agencies to map IT investments to programs that went through a ratings tool process.
USPS unifying records management policies
The Postal Service is centralizing its records management policies and figuring out how to tackle electronic storage.
OPM going online to promote telework
The Office of Personnel Management will hold a Web seminar to teach agency managers how to become effective teleworkers.
GSA moving to bring procurement systems under one portal
The General Services Administration by the end of the month will issue a request for proposals to integrate all federal acquisition systems.
GSA trying to get ahead of congressional scrutiny
Agency to seek input from industry and agencies on how to address buying of services in federal acquisition rules.
Records management gets a little attention and respect
Ed McCeney is on a mission. He wants records management to become a hot topic in the eyes of federal employees. Mostly, he sees their eyes glaze over at its mention.
The three levels of risk in IT project management
The CIO Council's IT Workforce and Human Capital Committee approved a draft of project management guidance for agencies to better determine the skills needed for IT initiatives.
OMB wavers on project managers
The Office of Management and Budget is backing away from a plan that would have required agencies to have full-time managers for every major IT project.
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